More business than band. More superhero than human. This group somehow found a way to win the 1970s and recreate what it meant to be an American rock n' roll band. It's KISS week!

Alex and Jon set the stage this week by posing a question that seems almost unanswerable: how the hell did this all happen? KISS make their television debut in 1974 on ABC in Concert before a befuddling Gene Simmons interview on The Mike Douglas Show that has comedian Totie Fields scoring points on Gene. KISS storms onto American television screens on the Paul Lynde Halloween Special, a 50-minute clip filled with camp, disco, and very little connection to Halloween itself. A 1979 interview on The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder finds Ace Frehley seizing control via uproarious laughter and fish puns. And there's just too much stuff discussed to summarize for this nearly 3-hour episode so we're just going to stop here.

Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!

Nothing to Lose/Firehouse/Black Diamond, 3/29/1974 on ABC in Concert with Dick Clack

Interview/Firehouse, 4/29/1974 on The Mike Douglas Show

Deuce/She/Black Diamond, 4/1/1975 on The Midnight Special

Detroit Rock City/Beth/King of the Night Time World, 10/29/1976 on The Paul Lynde Halloween Special

Interview, 10/31/1979 on The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder

The Oath/A World Without Heroes/I, 1/15/1982 on Fridays

Crazy Crazy Nights, 10/22/1987 on Top of the Pops

Fingerless gloves. Intense eyeliner. Swoopy haircuts. Their look defined the height of the mid 2000s emo movement. But the music? That was something different it turns out. It's MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE week!

Jon and Alex reflect on why they outright dismissed MCR at the height of their fame and explain that like many others they were idiots for doing so. Clip 1 illustrates that dynamic, as the band is introduced to America by Pierre from Simple Plan on TRL before a ripping performance of I'm Not Ok. The 2005 Warped Tour distinguishes MCR from the litany of third-wave emo bands, concluding with a triumphant appearance on the VMAs. The Black Parade is debuted to the world on the roof of 30 Rock. A 2007 French TV appearance has emo ballads, lots of Green Day, and a band unwilling to wade into the politics of the moment. And the Danger Days era removes the glam metal heart of the band, featuring a clip of Mark Hoppus being a terrible TV host.

Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!

Interview/I'm Not Ok (I Promise), 1/17/2005 on MTV Total Request Live

Interview/Helena, 8/28/2005 on the MTV Video Music Awards

Welcome to the Black Parade, 8/31/2006 on the MTV Video Music Awards Pre-show

I Don't Love You/Song 2, 6/1/2007 on Taratata (French TV)

Sing/Interview, 12/2/2010 on A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus

The Kids From Yesterday/Destroya, 8/8/2011 on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

It's a career arc that spanned genres, oceans, and mainstream musical movements that came and went. And at the center of it, an enigmatic frontman that refused to make anything easy. It's RADIOHEAD week!

The guys give a quick upcoming concert report before Jon reveals a shocking secret about his relationship with the band of the week. The clip story begins with Radiohead as a fish out of water on MTV Beach House until Thom Yorke literally gets wet. Back to back clips on Jools Holland captures The Bends and OK Computer era, with a quick Dave Grohl Corner in between. Kid A creates the foundation for modern music culture and provides an SNL performance for the ages. And Radiohead is on the 2009 Grammys for In Rainbows and ends up in the middle of one of the more ridiculous live performance lineups you'll ever hear.

Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!

Interview/Creep/Anyone Can Play Guitar, 7/4/1993 on MTV Beach House

High and Dry/The Bends, 5/16/1995 on Later...with Jools Holland

Paranoid Android/No Surprises/Airbag, 5/31/1997 on Later...with Jools Holland

The National Anthem/Idioteque, 10/14/2000 on Saturday Night Live

Interview/Pyramid Song/Knives Out, 5/25/2001 on Top of the Pops

15 Step, 2/8/2009 on the 51st Annual Grammy Awards

Interview/Bloom/The Daily Mail/Little by Little, 9/26/2011 on The Colbert Report